Quebec’s ethics commissioner is recommending an $8,000 fine against a former Liberal member of the legislature for using her constituency resources for the 2025 Liberal leadership race.
Commissioner Ariane Mignolet says Sona Lakhoyan Olivier conducted partisan activities in her office last year to benefit Pablo Rodriguez, who eventually resigned from the leadership in December.
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Mignolet said her investigation revealed that Lakhoyan Olivier actively mobilized her staff to support Rodriguez’s candidacy by attending his events, working to register party members and making calls to appeal for votes.
The report also found that Lakhoyan Olivier tried to obstruct the commissioner’s investigation.
Lakhoyan Olivier was expelled from the party’s caucus in December and now sits as an independent.
Liberal leader Charles Milliard said today that he accepts the commissioner’s report and will not allow Lakhoyan Olivier to rejoin the party.
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